lorddom · noun — the authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord. It carries an Arena rating of 1502, earned across 49 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, lorddom ranks #1,299 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,490 of 17,147 for Most Malleable Words, #7,256 of 17,155 for Most Whimsical Words, #7,322 of 17,135 for Most Satisfying to Say.
Why “lorddom” is a great word
LORDDOM — [Noun] The authority, jurisdiction, and sovereign domain of a lord. From Middle English lorddom, from Old English hlāforddōm ("rulership; jurisdiction; authority"), equivalent to lord ("master, ruler") + -dom ("state, condition, domain"). Unlike "lordship," which denotes a title or form of address, or "domain," a general term for territory, lorddom is the heavy, earth-bound fact of feudal power—the boundary stone at the edge of the wheatfield, the weight of the grain-tithe collected, and the chill of the stone hall where judgment is final. It is the quiet machinery of hierarchy made landscape.
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Etymology
From Middle English lorddom, from Old English hlāforddōm (“rulership; jurisdiction; authority”), equivalent to lord + -dom.
noun
- The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord
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